United States v. Taylor

United States v. Taylor
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 21, 2022
Full case name	United States v. Taylor
Docket no.	20-1459
Citations	596 U.S. ___ (more)
Holding
An attempted Hobbs Act robbery does not qualify as a "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) because no element of the offense requires proof that the defendant used, attempted to use, or threatened to use force.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett
Case opinions
Majority	Gorsuch
Dissent	Thomas
Dissent	Alito
Laws applied
Hobbs Act

United States v. Taylor, 596 U.S. ___ (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that an attempted Hobbs Act robbery does not qualify as a "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) because no element of the offense requires proof that the defendant used, attempted to use, or threatened to use force.^[1][2]

• Text of United States v. Taylor, No. 20-1459, 596 U.S. ___ (2022) is available from: Justia

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